running a perl file from within a perl file

perly_newbie has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

hello, Id like to know how to run a perl file from within a perl file. From cmd line it is easy: I can go to a folder in C and run ABC.pl with options like "

ABC.pl com1@115200 65
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" I am having problem passing these arguments (com1@115200 65) from within another perl file. I am trying to use: "

   my @args=(0);
   my $ filename = "ABC.pl";
   @args = ("$filename com1@115200 65");
    system(@args) == 0
         or die "system @args failed: $?";
"
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" The file can be run without the arguments easily. Plz let me know what is going on.

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Re: running a perl file from within a perl file by ikegami (Patriarch) on Dec 17, 2009 at 02:50 UTC
`my @cmd = ($filename, 'com1@115200', '65'); system({ $cmd[0] } @cmd) == 0 or die("system @cmd failed: $?\n")` [download] or `my @cmd = ($^X, $filename, 'com1@115200', '65'); system({ $cmd[0] } @cmd) == 0 or die("system @cmd failed: $?\n")` [download]	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re: running a perl file from within a perl file by brap (Pilgrim) on Dec 17, 2009 at 02:47 UTC
`# 813119.pl: my @args=(0); my $ filename = "ABC.pl"; @args = ("$filename com1@115200 65"); system(@args) == 0 or die "system @args failed: $?";` [download] `# ABC.pl: print join( ' / ', @ARGV), "\n";` [download] Mostly works for me. ABC.pl gets called, and displays `com1 / 65` [download] I'd recommend quoting the '@' character in your @args assignment, as in: `@args = ("$filename com1\@115200 65");` [download] Which changes the output to `com1@115200 / 65` [download] What output are you seeing? Which version of perl (perl -V)?	[reply] [d/l] [select]
Re^2: running a perl file from within a perl file by perly_newbie (Novice) on Dec 18, 2009 at 03:41 UTC
Hey thanks, for the reply I got it to work.	[reply]
Re: running a perl file from within a perl file by matze77 (Friar) on Dec 17, 2009 at 12:46 UTC
Hello! Nitpick: Could you please reformat your post a little: some code tags "<c> your code here </c>" would be fine ... Writeup Formatting Tips Its written directly below the writing box Thanks & a happy time at he monastery MH	[reply]
Re^2: running a perl file from within a perl file by perly_newbie (Novice) on Dec 17, 2009 at 19:00 UTC
thanks I have modified my post	[reply]